The National tribune., 1887-12-15
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
GleaningS from National Headquar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments.
pEcIsIovs on rHE NArIoNAL PREsIDENr.

2. In of the absence of all three Presidents
and the Secretary also, who calls the Corps to |
order2
Answer. The Corps officer present ranking next |
higher; in this the Treasurer calls the meet
ing TO order and the Corps elects by vote of men,
bers present President pro TEN. President Is
never appointed.
3. What course should Corps pursue when the
Secretary frequently absents herself fails to send
in the minutes of preceding meeting and persists
In so doing after demonstration?
Answer. Where laws are silent we are gov
erned by those Of the GAR. (See Beath's Blue
Book, page 1861
T. Should a Corps President retain her Office
after changing her residence to another city?
Answer II in the early part of her administra-
tion IT would be unwise to do, but II toward the
close of her term, and she has rendered faithful
service it is but grateful Acknowledgement OF
such that she be allowed to retain her Office. and
thus obtain her past rank.
g. Would said city having n Corps place her
outside Of the jurisdiction OF the Corps which
she presided and OF which she is still member2
Answer. No Relief Corps has jurisdiction over a
member of another Corps.
g. What authority has a Corps over q member
holding transfer card?
Answer. None save for dieipline only.
2. Can charter be held by less than 10 mem
bers members having Withdrawn by transfer to
eight or less than eight?
Answer. II requires 10 members TO fill the officers
oordance with the Rules and RegulaliOns.-Emm
Stark Hampton, National President
PIONEER PASSED OVER.
DEAR TRIBUNE: With sad heart have TO re-
port the death OF one of the pioneers of the
Womans Relief Corps; and an honored member
Ii. Beedle, of Cambridge, who died on Thursday,
Nov. "a In the death Of Mrs. Beede not only the
W.R.C. but also the GAR lose true and loyal
friend Mrs. Beede was one Of the truly patriotic
spirits who carly gave her time and strength to aid
the veteran soldier or sailor, being the daughter
and wife also Of q soldier.
In 1872 when the call came for a convention
of women interested specially with Posts OF the
GA. Il. in their charity work, Mrs Beedle was one
OF the first TO respond and at the meeting held IN
Fitchburg, Mass, Feb. II, OF that year, she was
chosen Secretary of the meeting, and when the
organization of the then Woman's State Relief
Corps was perfecting she elected as its Score
tary and held the position two years. She bad long
been Secretary Of Ladies' Relief Association con-
nected with Charles Beck Post, No. SO, GAR, OF
Cambridge, and that body of workers became
Charles Beck Relief Corps, No. 2. Department OF
Massachusetts,, with Mrs. Beedle as President
More than ordinarily gifted with voice and pen, she
freely gave her time and strength In the prepara-
ton of the books and blanks adopted in the early
days OF our Order and to her alone are we indebted
for our beautiful and impressive burial service,
which at her request was performed at her grave
by her own Corps, Mrs. III. Annie Allen, President.
Her funeral was attended by large representation
from several Corps and by the Department Presi-
dent OF Massachusetts, Mrs. :. Agnes Parker, and
many of her staff; Mrs. Turner, National Treas
tonal Presidents; also many comrades OF Post No.
Sc, who also acted pabearers The floral offer
ings were very beautiful, among them being alarge
wreath and mound by her husband and children,
pillow OF ivy with the badge of the Order in i'm
mortelles by Corps No. 2, a beautiful star composed
of white roses from Post No So and large Maltese
cross from the Department officers, W.R.C. Her
interest In the Order continued even when suffer-
ing most intensely, and when members called she
was always earnest TO know of all its progress.
But n short time before her death Past Depart
ment President, Mrs. Goodale, called upon her,
and, forgetful of her weakness. she whispered,
| Tell me all about the work done at st. Louis,
thus proving the great love OF her heart for the
work TO perfect which she had contributed so much
OF her life. Being closely associated with her as
Department President and Secretary during those
early days, feel 10 my privilege to testify to the
worth of our sister, feeling that the Order at large
has lost of its most valued and useful members
Sarah L. Fuller. Past N.tional President.
Loss AND GAIN.
Resolutions passed by Howard Corps. No. "a.
| Lunenberg VT, ON the bereavement OF Mrs. Jennie
/. Powers, by death OF her husband, Stephen J.
Powers, who died in Boulder, Colo, Nov 20, 1857,
| conclude with the following sympathetic lines:
We may not see the mercy
Which with Gods wisdom flows,
| When He our dear earths idols
| Consigns 10 deaths repose;
| But could we pierce the shadows
| That vail the unseen land,
And view the spirits loved ones
Who watching, waiting stand,
Surely our grief would vanish,
| Our heart forget its pain,
| For we should know our bitter loss
| Was their eternal gain.
DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.
DEAR TRIBUNE: IL has been some time since any
| communication 4 ON Custer Corps, No. s. Lewis
ton Me-, has been sent you, but we are prospecting
as usual We are now having n series OF sociables
for the benefit Of our treasury, which success.
both socially and financially. Tuesday evening,
Nov. %, the Corps, with gentleman friends. visited
| the home of Mrs. o. l.. Small, Corps President,
laden with the luxuries Of the season. the occasion
being The 2lst marriage anniversary of MIR. and Mrs
| Small. As Custer Corps never do anything by
halves, IL need not be supposed that this occasion
differed from their usual successful gathering The
| pleasant parlors OF Mrs. Small were crowded. and
| The pleasant greetings, cordial welcome happy
smiling faces aud pleasant surroundings made IL
an occasion long TO be remembered. There were
| plays and games piano solos and duets by Masters
| Herbert and Edward Ewell, and the presentation
| by Mrs DR. Howe for the Corps to Mrs. Small of an
elegant silver cake basket and irut dish, silver
pie knife and one dozen silver fruit knives. Mrs
| Small expressed her complete surprise and deeI
gratitude for the beautiful gifts the occasion form
ing a very pleasant closing Of the second year:
administration in the Corps. A bountful repas
filed up memorable eyening.-Lizzie A. Carl
Secretary.
CINCINNATI CORPS.
, | DEAR TRIBuNE; As Past Secretary of our Corps
our President still looks to to occasionally writ,
You in regard TO the working of our Order here IL
Cincinnati. We are still marching steadily alonS
under our glorious banner. i think have the
, most perfect motto In existence. IL Is fully ex
emplided in our little band of workers. Rejoic'
| with have been gwen tut naftiehrned nafnl
of the Band of Busy Bees" in our labors o
charity 1 suppose you have read ere this of tn,
terrible fire have had in our part OF the city
There were about seven acres thickly covered will
dwellings completely destroyed. and numerous
families left destitute without shelter. We careI
for the soldiers first then any aud all that needed
IL. We have helped with clothing, bedding, fur
niture coal flour, provisions, money, etc, to th
) amount of $40. We did not have to take cent on
> of our Corps fund. II you could have seen Foo
= Corps for about three weeks, believe you woul'
{, | have felt proud TO have called them children O
| yours. We still keep our old President, Kate L
: | jackson. She is the right woman in the righ
place. We have socials at our meetings occasion
| ally after our work Is over. when We have n gen
= eral good time We do not initiate many ney
| members, but try to secure good workers.
there Is anything in this that viii interest any
. | worker by publishing IN our very dear friend TIL
= | NATIoSAI. TRIBUNE we shall be glad. Our In
! | spector pronounces us perfect. She said ha
a done grandy for the fire sufferers. and she coul
i | see what we were doing. "a were busy whe
II she was here,-Macie Mott Secretary.
e ALL ALONG THE LINE.
z Col James Miller Corps, Weatherly, Pa, was n
$ stituted Nov. IL. by Mrs. >. Nj. Lennard of Wke:
n Barre rs auxiliary Of Post 2l3 Public installatio
"a in the evening Corps members 80. all of whom M
% = wives mothers, daughters or widows of veteran
~ of the late war. The following Is list of the oil
= oers President, Alice Tate; y. V.-P., Susie Dod
" son; J. V.-P., Mrs Emma Buck; Sec, Cora vaI
&c dyke; Treas, Mrs. Meta kolb; Chap, Mrs. Mag
$ gle Cheesman; Con-. Annie Roth; A. O., Bell Zol
u c.. Hattie Dodson; A. c., Adie Sezer. After som
ie remarks by T.. r. O., q. IL. Jones, all went HON
or very much pleased-Peter II. Cheesman
Mrs. Mary Jewett Telford Department Pres
=, dent of Colorado, makes some excellent sugges
~ ~ ions in the following: Corps which have M
&c completed the study OF the Constitution of tt
Al k...r.